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| A view of the lower fuse radiator scoop looking forward. Add some triangular stock to the
inside bottom edge of the scoop so the scoop edges can be rounded after the bottom sheet is added. |
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| A view of the wing portion of the radiator scoop looking rearward. The same construction as
the fuselage portion of the scoop. |
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| The completed wing portion of the lower radiator scoop. The wing portion of the scoop has
a 1/16" plywood bottom since this area will get a lot of abuse on landing. The side of the scoop along
the edge have been shaped to a rounded contour. |
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| A few scalish type cockpit details are glued to the cockpit floor and back of former F6.
These will be painted and reside inside the vacuum formed canopy. |
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| This photo shows the horizontal and vertical stabilizer added. A 1/8" thick "pad" is glued to the
lower part of rudder to blend into the fuselage tail. A filler block of 1/4" and 1/8" thick material is glude to each
side of the vertical stabizer on the top side of the horizontal stab. |
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| Shape the top tail block pieces to blend into the after turtle deck. Use lightweight filler to
smooth any irregularities. |
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| Bottom view of the tail showing how the bottom part of the vertical stabilizer/rudder tapers into
the fuselage to form one smooth line. |
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| Add optional wing fillets to the fuselage if desired. These fillets are made by gluing a 1/64" sheet of
ply to the wing saddle and then a strip of 1/4" triangular stock. The tri stock is concaved with a round grinder ball
on a dremel tool. Fill any imperfections with light weight filler and sand smooth. See the
IL-2M fuselage for more details. |
